PURPOSE OF GROUP:
To improve the quality and quantity of Extension educational programs delivered within each state through collaboration with Extension farm management specialists in the 13-state Southern region.
SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CURRENT/RECENT MAJOR PROJECTS:
Provided joint leadership with the Southern Marketing and Public Affairs Committees to conduct the Annual Outlook Conference held in September in Atlanta, GA. o Joint task forces with Southern Marketing and Public Affairs Committees were established for web site development, development of a handbook that defined a procedure for estimating the economic impact of disasters on agriculture, a joint-task force on the changing basis relationship for crop and livestock commodities in the Southern Region, and a joint task force on biofuels. The grant proposal that was submitted to develop an eXtension program on ranch management and marketing support for new and small sized ranchers was not successful. The committee's nomination of the national animal identification topic to Choices magazine was accepted and that prospective authors were being contacted to write four articles. For 2007, it was decided that the committee should develop the Farm Management Handbook as a linked list of publications on the web site to be developed at the National Ag Risk Library.
PRIMARY DISCIPLINE:
Agricultural economics - extension specialists with a management focus.OTHER DISCIPLINES WHICH PARTICIPATE:
None regularly, however, occasionally area agents with other agronomic backgrounds participate.STATES REPRESENTED:
South Carolina, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, Texas.INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES:
None
LEADERSHIP: Officers for 2006-2007
Chair - John Westra, Louisiana State University
Vice Chair - Curt Lacy, University of Georgia
Secretary - Delton Gerloff, University of Tennessee
MEETINGS:
Frequency and Usual Time(s) of Year:
Once a year in JuneDates and Locations of Recent Meetings:
June 25-28, 2006 - Chattanooga, TNDate and Location of Next Meeting:
June 2007 - San Antonio, TXYears of Existence:
More than 20Sunset Date:
None
Report Prepared By:
Lawrence L. Falconer, Ph.D.
Professor and Extension Economist
Texas Cooperative Extension
10345 Agnes
Corpus Christi, TX 78406-1412
Phone 361-265-9203